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 A follow-up to the original play “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” where young Alexander must cope with the thought of moving. Times vary. Nov. 21-Dec. 29. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. $14. 202/467-4600.

 An adaptation of Feodor Dostoevsky’s novel about a world divided and full of violence and chaos. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Through Dec. 21. Stanislavsky Theater Studio, 1742 Church St. NW. $31-$36. 800/494-8497.

 The story of an experimental “Garden of Eden” created to answer the question, Which of the sexes really was the first to prove inconstant in love? 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Nov. 23. Theater Alliance at the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H St. NE. $20-$25. 800/494-8497.

The Fall of the House of Usher

 Edgar Allan Poe’s tale of terror and premature burial, all set in the House of Usher. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Through Nov. 30. Scena Theatre at the Warehouse Theater, 1021 Seventh St. NW. $15-$25. 703/684-7990.

 Adapted from the stories of O. Henry, the play is a tale of young lovers in New York that demonstrates the true spirit of giving. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Through Dec. 28. Olney Theatre Center for the Arts, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney. $15-$35. 301/924-3400.

Heartbreak House

 Written by George Bernard Shaw, it stands as one of the classics of Western drama. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Through Dec. 14. Round House Theatre, East-West Highway and Waverly Street, Bethesda. $29-$39. 240/644-1100.

 A holiday musical revue that evokes Christmas in the trenches and on the home front during World War II. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Nov. 20-Jan. 3. American Century Theater, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington. $18-$27. 703/553-8782.

 The story of a young woman who is coping with the mental deterioration of her father, who was once a mathematical genius. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Through Nov. 23. Arena Stage. 1101 Sixth St. SW. $35-$60. 202/488-3300.

 Adapted by Steve Martin from Carl Sternheim’s 1910 farce, this comedic play tells the story of a government clerk trying to preserve his anonymity after his wife exposes herself in public. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Through December 7. The Washington Stage Guild, 1901 14th St., NW. $20-$28. 240/582-0050.

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

 A play investigating the power and brutality of love and the illusions we use to keep ourselves alive. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Dec. 6. The Keegan Theatre at Clark Street Playhouse, 601 S. Clark St., Arlington. $22-$25. 703/527-6000.